Signalled their intent. They will move tomorrow, to delay brexit for a further three months until january 31st. Also on the programme. Hurricane dorian is battering the bahamas. Catastrohpic winds and storm surge are causing widespred damage as the storm hovers over the islands. And more details are coming to light about the gunman who killed seven people during a weekend rampage in texas, while residents mourn another mass shooting. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in downing street. Michelle fleurry is in washington. The phoney war is truly over after meeting his cabinet here tonight the Prime Minister is puttting tory rebels on notice. Either they back him and his attempts to re negotiate a deal with brussels, or he will seek to trigger a snap election. Mps return from their recess tomorrow they will try to take control of Parliamentary Business to take no deal off the table. There are at least 20 conservative rebels thinking of voting with opposition parties, to demand another
Start off with a few showers across scotland, Northern England. Further south, the best of the sunshine but this wet and windy weather arrives gcioss this wet and windy weather arrives across Northern Ireland and western scotland, gusts of 40 50 miles per hour, maybe 55. Furthersouth, scotland, gusts of 40 50 miles per hour, maybe 55. Further south, a few showers into the midlands, Northern England and wales. Best of the sunshine across the south east. This waterfront continues to move southwards and eastwards during wednesday night. Eventually ending up wednesday night. Eventually ending up across wednesday night. Eventually ending up across central areas. Blustery showers following behind. It stays largely clear and dry across the south and east. All temperatures will be in double figures. As we head into thursday, north, south divide. Once again, the best of the conditions across southern and eastern areas with variable cloud. Sunny spells further north. Fresh weather fronts bringin
Social Media Companies to react after paul pogba receives racist abuse. Good morning, once again from the farm in leicestershire as the bbc continues its focus on farming. Today will be talking about gm crops as the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, comes out in favour. Its a beautiful start of the day, chilly, we could have some rain and increasing winds coming in from the north. In the south, were looking at drain cloudy conditions. Well have further details in 15 minutes dry and cloudy. Its wednesday, the 21st of august. Our top story borisjohnson will repeat his demand for fundamental changes to the brexit Withdrawal Agreement, when he meets the german chancellor, Angela Merkel, in berlin later today. Allies of mrs merkel have accused the Prime Minister of making a completely impossible request and actually not being serious. In a moment well get the view from germany, from our correspondent jenny hill in hamburg. But first, our political correspondent, iain watson in westminster. Iai
Japan have reopened down over 1 . A us ban has kicked in, barring Government Agencies from buying equipment made by some of chinas biggest tech firms. It comes as president Trumps National security advisor visits london, while stressing the uk is ready to strike a trade deal with the uk after brexit, he said the involvement of the chinese Telecoms Firm huawei in building the uks 56 mobile infrastructure could be put off until after the uk leaves the eu. Todays us ban stops Government Agencies buying from huawei and a host of other chinese firms, including telecoms equipment maker zte, and hikvision, which makes security cameras. Huawei in particular has been described as a National Security threat, amid fears it could be used by the Chinese Government to spy, something huawei says it would never do. But the ban also comes amid mounting trade tensions between the us and china, with america due to impose a 10 tariff on an additional 300 billion in chinese imports on the 1st of september.
Message he wants to get out there. We are first in the queue, we will get these trade deals. It will all be ok if we leave the eu without a deal on 31 october. Yes, and if anything i think we have to be really careful, because President Trump has a history of reneging on things that he has said in public, particularly with world leaders. All we have to do is think about his very close bromance with the french president s, macron, and how that has salad. He was very close with justin trudeau, and that is now more distant. So a note of caution based on past behaviour. What we discussed earlier, which was quite interesting, was how john earlier, which was quite interesting, was howjohn bolton was discussing the fact that we can do it by bit, therefore we can avoid theissues it by bit, therefore we can avoid the issues that are tricky, like the National Health service, if that is up National Health service, if that is upforgrabs, Like National health service, if that is up for grabs, like